Kindred Healthcare and Mercy Iowa City open new hospital

Kindred Healthcare and Mercy Iowa City have opened a new rehabilitation hospital in Coralville, Iowa, US, with plans to start accepting patients from 28 May.

The 40-bed, freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital follows the first rehabilitation hospital opened by the partners in June 2018 in Clive, Iowa.

Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital is meant for the treatment and recovery of people who have lost function because of an injury or illness. The hospital is said to provide patient-focused, specialised rehabilitation services.

Kindred Rehabilitation Hospitals chief operating officer Russ Bailey said: “This hospital is designed to offer compassionate care customised to patients’ unique abilities and goals, consistent with Kindred’s and MercyOne’s other jointly operated hospital in the Des Moines metropolitan area and Kindred’s partnerships across the country.”

Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital also comprises a transitional living apartment, which is said to be designed to resemble a residential apartment. This is intended to help prepare patients for daily living tasks prior to their discharge.

Mercy Iowa City president and CEO Sean Williams said: “By working with Kindred we can provide an extraordinary level of care for patients much closer to home which is beneficial for both the patients and their loved ones.

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